Cultural Change and Persistence New Perspectives on Development

This book is about the ways that traditional cultural practices either change or persist in the face of social and economic development, whether the latter proceeds primarily from internal or external forces.

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Cultural Change and Persistence

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Cultural Change and Persistence

Edited by William Ascher and John M. Heffron

Prepared under the auspices of the Pacific Basin Research Center, Soka University of America

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New Perspectives on Development

cultural change and persistence Copyright © William Ascher and John M. Heffron, 2010. All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-10914-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cultural change and persistence : new perspectives on development / edited by William Ascher and John M. Heffron. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-230-10914-8 (alk. paper) 1. Social change. 2. Cultural diffusion. 3. Economic development—Social aspects. I. Ascher, William. II. Heffron, John M. GN358.C84 2010 306—dc22

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A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Scribe Inc. First edition: December 2010 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 Printed in the United States of America.

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To the memory of our fathers, Meyer S. Ascher and John L. Heffron, who instilled in their children the qualities of curiosity, imagination, and respect for life that sustain this work.

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Preface and Acknowledgments